and I am gladfor your sakesthat I was not there,sothat you may believe;but let us goto him."
The LORDappearedto him the samenightand said,"I am the Godof your fatherAbraham;Do not fear,for I am with you. I will blessyou, and multiplyyour descendants,For the sakeof My servantAbraham."
It cameabout that from the timehe madehim overseerin his houseand overallthat he owned,the LORDblessedthe Egyptian'shouseon accountof Joseph;thus the LORD'Sblessingwas upon allthat he owned,in the houseand in the field.
He permittednomanto oppressthem, And He reprovedkingsfor their sakes:
"Ifanyone fiercelyassails[you] it will not be from Me. Whoeverassailsyou will fallbecauseof you.
Thussaysthe LORD,"As the newwineis foundin the cluster,And one says,'Do not destroyit, for there is benefitin it,' SoI will acton behalfof My servantsIn order not to destroyallof them.
SoJesusthensaidto them plainly,"Lazarusis dead,
ThereforeThomas,who is calledDidymus,saidto [his] fellow disciples,"Let us alsogo,sothat we may diewith Him."
But when Jesusheard[this], He said,"Thissicknessis not to endin death,but for the gloryof God,sothat the Sonof Godmay be glorifiedby it."
Jesusansweredand said,"Thisvoicehas not comefor My sake,but for your sakes.
"For their sakesI sanctifyMyself,that they themselvesalsomay be sanctifiedin truth.
Thisbeginningof [His] signsJesusdidin Canaof Galilee,and manifestedHis glory,and His disciplesbelievedin Him.
For all things[are] for your sakes,sothat the gracewhich is spreadingto moreand more people may causethe giving of thanksto aboundto the gloryof God.
For thisreasonI endureall thingsfor the sakeof thosewho are chosen,sothat they alsomay obtainthe salvationwhich is in ChristJesus[and] with [it] eternalglory.
These thingsI have writtento you who believein the nameof the Sonof God,sothat you may knowthat you haveeternallife.
